2875 - Gandhara/Punjab (uncertain mint) (Heliocles II) (AE Zeus/elephant) over Agathocleia/Strato I (Athena/Heracles) (MacDonald coll., 151)
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− | |Private collection= | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO_2077_-_Gandhara-Punjab_(uncertain_mint)_(Heliocles_II).jpg |
+ | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=2077_Athena-Heracles_(drawing).png | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Agathocleia Strato I.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1971966&AucID=4668&Lot=461 | ||
+ | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | |Obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | ||
− | |Obverse description= | + | |Obverse legend language=Greek |
− | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa ( | + | |Obverse description=Diademed bust of Zeus right. |
+ | |Reverse legend=Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
|Reverse description=Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram. | |Reverse description=Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram. | ||
− | |Mint= | + | |Mint=Taxila |
− | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Gandhara |
− | |Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC) | + | |Authority=Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom |
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=90 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=75 BCE |
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=7.34 | |Weight=7.34 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
− | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
+ | |Denomination=denomination B | ||
|Standard=Indian (Hoover) | |Standard=Indian (Hoover) | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 203, n° 151. |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284 and pl. 42, série 7 ; HGC 12, n° 384. |
− | |Overstruck reverse description= | + | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.heliocles_ii.11 |
− | |Overstruck authority=Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC) | + | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ |
+ | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend=Mahajarassa tratarasa dhramkasa Stratasa (of the Great King Strato the Just Savior) | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Kharoshthi | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Heracles seated left on rock, holding club. In field, monogram. Visible on reverse: legend | ||
+ | |Overstruck mint=Taxila | ||
+ | |Overstruck ancient region=Gandhara | ||
+ | |Overstruck authority=Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC); Indo-Greek kingdom | ||
+ | |Overstruck date from=110 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=100 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Overstruck denomination=denomination B | ||
+ | |Overstruck standard=Indian (Hoover) | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=Mitchiner 1975, p. 170, type 307 ; Bopearachchi 1991, p. 251, pl. 34, série 3 ; HGC 12, n° 317. | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/bigr/id/bigr.agathocleia_strato_i.3 | ||
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90 BCE - 75 BCEΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just)
Images
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
![](/w/img_auth.php/9/90/Agathocleia_Strato_I.jpeg)
Agathocleia Strato I.jpeg [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΗΛΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek) Diademed bust of Zeus right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Maharajasa dhramikasa Heliyakreyasa (of Great king Heliokles the Just) (Kharoshthi) Elephant walking left. In exergue, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Taxila | Ancient regionAncient region. | Gandhara | Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Heliocles II of Bactria (Indo-Greek king, c. 95-80 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75 BCE | hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.347.34 g <br />7,340 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Indian (Hoover) |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 203, n° 151. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 165, type 294, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 284 and pl. 42, série 7, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 384. |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ (Greek) Head of Athena right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Mahajarassa tratarasa dhramkasa Stratasa (of the Great King Strato the Just Savior) (Kharoshthi) Heracles seated left on rock, holding club. In field, monogram. Visible on reverse: legend |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Taxila | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Gandhara | Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Strato I (Indo-Greek king, c. 125-110 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denomination B | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Indian (Hoover) |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mitchiner 19751Mitchiner 1975, p. 170, type 307, Bopearachchi 19912Bopearachchi 1991, p. 251, pl. 34, série 3, HGC 123HGC 12, n° 317. | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- a b Mitchiner, Michael (1975), Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, London,
- a b Bopearachchi, Osmund (1991), Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et indo-grecques : catalogue raissoné, Paris, 459 p., 69 pl.
- a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2013), Handbook of coins of Baktria and ancient India : including Sogdiana, Margiana, Areia, and the Indo-Greek, Indo-Skythian, and native Indian states south of the Hindu Kush, fifth century BC to first century, Lancaster-London,